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hominy definition

☆ homi·ny (häm′ə nē)

noun

dry corn (maize) with the hull and germ removed and often coarsely ground (hominy grits): it is boiled for food

Etymology: contr. < rockahominy < AmInd (Algonquian), as in Virginian rokahamen, meal from parched corn

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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